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Overview
Tonsillitis is characterized by red, swollen tonsils. White patches may or may not appear on the tonsils. Other signs and symptoms of tonsillitis include a severe sore throat, painful/difficult swallowing, headache, fever and chills, enlarged and tender lymph nodes, pain in the tonsil area, and loss of voice.
Symptoms
Common symptoms of tonsillitis include:[1][2][3][4]
- sore throat
- red, swollen tonsils
- pain when swallowing
- high temperature (fever)
- coughing
- headache
- tiredness
- chills
- a general sense of feeling unwell
- white pus-filled spots on the tonsils
- swollen lymph nodes (glands) in the neck
- pain in the ears or neck
- changes to the voice or loss of voice
Less common symptoms of tonsillitis include:
In cases of acute tonsillitis, the surface of the tonsil may be bright red and with visible white areas or streaks of pus.[5]
Tonsilloliths occur in up to 10% of the population frequently due to episodes of tonsillitis.[6]
References
- ↑ Template:MerckManual
- ↑ Wetmore RF. (2007). "Tonsils and adenoids". In Bonita F. Stanton; Kliegman, Robert; Nelson, Waldo E.; Behrman, Richard E.; Jenson, Hal B. Nelson textbook of pediatrics. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2450-6.
- ↑ Thuma P. (2001). "Pharyngitis and tonsillitis". In Hoekelman, Robert A. Primary pediatric care. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 0-323-00831-3.
- ↑ Simon HB (2005). "Bacterial infections of the upper respiratory tract". In Dale, David. ACP Medicine, 2006 Edition (Two Volume Set) (Webmd Acp Medicine). WebMD Professional Publishing. ISBN 0-9748327-6-6.
- ↑ Tonsillitis and Adenoid Infection MedicineNet. Retrieved on 2010-01-25
- ↑ S. G. Nour; Mafee, Mahmood F.; Valvassori, Galdino E.; Galdino E. Valbasson; Minerva Becker (2005). Imaging of the head and neck. Stuttgart: Thieme. p. 716. ISBN 1-58890-009-6.